Envelop



(No Model.)

H. A.' MGREY.

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UWM., WIT Esgs k l INTENTO,

Unirse Sterns Farmer @einen IIESTER ANN MOREY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

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SPECIIGATION forming part of Letters atent No. 591,415, dated October l2, 189'?.

To f//ZZ whom, it 11i/my concern,.-

Be it known. that LIInsTnR ANN Moanv, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado', have invented certain new and useful Improyementsin Envelope; andi do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art ,to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in envelops. f

The object of the invention is to improve the general construction of envelops in the formation of the blanks from which the same are manufactured, and, further, to so construct the envelop that the same cannotl be opened without detection, whereby tampering with the vcontents thereof is eifectuaily prevented.

`With this object in view theinvention con sists in an envelop constructed substantially as hereinafter fully illustrated, described, and

claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of an envelop constructed in accordance with the present invention and illustrated as sealed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the envelop is formed. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are plan views illustrating the different steps employed for folding and seali'ng the envelop.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the ii gu res of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the body of the envelop, which is preferably rec- Y ta'ngular inform, and projecting outwardly from one end of said body is a main lap, the latter being of the same dimensions as the body l, and for the purpose of reinforcing the body l the latter is also provided at its sides with flaps 3, said iiaps being folded on the lines a o and c d, respectively, andthe main `Hap 2 is folded upon the body l along the line?) d. At the outer end of the main flap 2 is a sealingliapA, and extending latorally from the main flap 2 at a point immediately adjacent'to the sealingdiap l are oppositely-arranged tabs 5, the sealing-flap be ing I'folded uponthe line e f.

Inorder that the several flaps of the en- Application tiled December 8,1896` Serial No. 614,921. (No model.) 'i

velop may be sealed securely together and thereby secure the same in suchl manner as to ferm the envelop in its completed state, one of the side flaps 3 is provided along its edge with a coating of adhesive.substance G,

the main flap alsohaving such adhesive sub stance at its edges and its outer end; and the sealing-flap i and the tabs 5 are also provided with a similar substance to eilectually connect the several portions of the envelop together.

In Figs. 3, il, 5, and (5 are respectively shown the various steps passed 'through in folding the envelop and referring in detail thereto. Fig. 3 illustrates the step wherein theside flaps are folded upon lines a b and c d toward each other, the adhesive substance .upon one of said flaps having been previously meistened so that said ilap will adhere to the other one after the same have been folded upon the body l. rihe main ilap is then folded upon the line D (l over onto the side ila-ps 3, the adhesive substance on the edges and end of said main lflap having also beenanoistened' before, and it will thus be seen that said main liap is securely fastened to the body l of the envelop, the said flaps 3 reinforcing said body. After this step has been taken the envelop is now ready for the insertion of suitable contents and after such contents have been passed therein the sealing-lisp Li is folded on the line ej' upon the outside of the body i, and through the medium of the adhesive substance on sai/i'. sealing-ilap the same is secured to said body, the tabs 5 being then folded upon the outside of the sealing-flap and on the face of the body l. "When said tabs have been thus folded a postage-stamp or other sealing device is placed upon the tab 5, which occupies the normal position of the' postage-stamp, and from the fact that the latter is positioned in this manner the same will adhere to the body l, the tab 5, and the sealing-Hap 4, and itsis obvious that any attempt to open the nvelop after the same has been thus sealed will be at once detected, it being necessary to break. the postage-stain p or either of the 'tabs 5 in order to effect an entrance of an implement beneath the seal ing-flap 4. Aif it is desired, a wire 7 may be inserted between the body l and the main flap 2 along thelne h d, so that said wire or other equivalent material may be used for the purpose of opening the envelop after the sernehas been sealed, .and to effect this result the ends of the Wire are projected a suticient distance beyond the side edges of the body 1 viens that I have provided an envelop sim-ple in itsconstruction end-greatlyi-mproving the generai construction of such articles and,

:embodying therein edicient 4means for rein foreing the body portion thereof; and it will Afurtlrier he seen that through the medium of/i V 'thetabs-any attempt to open the envelopi t is claimed es new, anddesi'red to 'be secured "may be 'eesidy detected and tampering withi thevconten-ts thereof prevented.

Having thus-described fthe invention, What 'lby Letters Patent, -is-n l. An envelop, comprising abody,side-,laps 'extending outwardly from said vbody `and adafpted'to'fbe folded thereon, `'e mein @iep pro- I tube-folded upon the side iieps,`.a seedingdiep 'Infojecting'outwerdlyfrom. the outer-end g of 'the insin diep, and outwardly-,projecting tabs 'formed on the mein fap xandeda)tedto bev folded upon the sealing-dep 'to prevent the 'seme being opened Without detectioml Vsubstantially as set forth. l j.

2. An envelop, comprising a body, outwardly-projecting flaps arranged atthe sides of said body and provided Awith a `suitable adhesive substance, said iaps being adapted to be folded on the body, a main flap extending from one 4end 4of the' body and of substantially the same dimensions as the latter, a suitable adhesive substance provided on said main. iiap at its edges and outer end, a sealing-ap projecting from the outer end of the main iiep and provided with a, suitable .adhesive substance, seid main iiap being adapted to be vfolded upon the side deps and secured thereon, said side flaps reinforcing` the bcdy, oppositely-arranged outwardly-protabs arranged at a point adjacent to ,ng-flap and provided with a suitable 4ubstanee, said tabs being adapted ded upon the sealing-flap when the secured to the body of the envelop, y any attempt to open said sealing- 'flep ..y be readily detected, and an opening" 1re arranged at thepoint of juncture of thY main dep and the body and extending transversely thereof, the ends of Said Wire projecting beyond the side edges of theenvelop and folded thereon, whereby the Same may be readily grasped to apply pressure to' HESTER ANN MOREY.

Witnesses:

- EDW. RICHARDS, l WILLrAM ENBoDY. 

